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THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, ' ARRIL 21, 1900.
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MORECANNtD ROAST BEEF
ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES TO BE
SUPPLIED WITH IT.
Impoaalbllltr of Providing Cattle oa
the Hoot or RefrlBTcrator Beet
Under ExUtlng- Conditions.
WASHINGTON. April 30. "War Depart
ment officials have been compelled to re
eort to the use of canned roaet beef for
the subsistence of the army In the Phil
ippines. This Is due to the fact that It Is
absolutely essential that the soldiers ehall
be served with fresh meat and because of
the Impossibility of proldlng refrigera
tor beef or cattle on the hoof under ex
isting conditions. When the bulk of the
army was located- at the eeashore and at
earJIy accessible points there was no dif
ficulty In providing them with fresh meats,
but conditions have now chanced, and the
army is scattered among 160 points In va
rious parts of the archipelago, a great
many of them at considerable distance
from the nearest shipping point. There are
no cattle available, and the refrigerated
beef which has heretofore formed th prin
cipal basis of eubslstcnce for the troops
cannot be preserved in ood condition long
enough to reach many of the Inland posts.
Consequently. It became necessary to look
for some suitable substitute, and the
American canned roast beef was the only
thing found to meet the requirements.
The suggestions for Its use came orig
inally from the subsistence officers In the
Philippines, and the chief commissary of
ficer at Manila recently cabled a requisi
tion for an Immediate delivery of about
100.000 cans of roast beef and subsequent
deliveries at the rate of about 50.000 cans
a month. Acting Commlesary-General
Webster presented the matter to the Sec
retary of War with a strong Indorsement
of the proposition. As a measure of ex
treme caution, however. Secretary Root
decided to get a personal opinion from
Major-General Otis before taking final ac
tion. A cable message' of Inquiry was
forwarded at once, and General Otis' re
ply wao received today. Its text was not
made public, but Its general character
may be clearly Inferred from the fact that
Instructions have been sent to Colonel
Alexander, the commlsoary officer at Chi
cago, to arrange for the Immediate dis
patch of a large quantity of roast beef
to San Francisco for shipment to Manila
by the first available steamer. Special
precautions will be taken to secure the
best quality of beef and to Insure Its
proper care and preservation at all stages
of Its long Journey to the Philippines.
TELEGRAPH IN PHILIPPINES.
Practical Work Done by the Signal
Corp of the Army.
MANILA, March 15. The S'gnal Corps
of our army In the Philippines, Colonel Al
len at present commanding, have In oper
ation today 15J1 miles of, wire In Luzon
and the Visayas. They have established
ICO telegraph offices, and with a total mus
ter of .331 men and 21 officers, this depart
ment handles 135,000 messages a month.
the messages containing from 20 to 1000
words each. Every office on the system
f ecelves dally at 11 A. M. the official time
from Manila.
This 1551 miles of wire was first laid in
the wake of our advancing soldiers, thus
keeping our firing line In communication
with corps headquarters In Manila. Then,
when time permitted, the light copper wire
used for quick running during marches
and fighting was replaced by an iron wire
on temporary pole?, and eventually this
second wire was replaced by heavy Iron
wire well strung on poles. Thus the 1551
miles of wire has actually been laid three
times. .
Our army on July 31 of last year had
but 129 miles of wire In operation, and
during the months of August. September,
October and November 330 more miles
rcere. added lo this original 129, During
" "December, 1SS9, the Signal Corps set up
415 miles of wire: during January. 1900, 402
miles, and during February 2S5 miles, these
figures giving the total distance In opera
tion today. The central office of this en
tire system is. of course. In Manila, where
eight trunk lines .converge and prepara
tions are making to receive four more
trunk lines this month. f
There Is a commercial cable fruai Manila
to Hollo, on Panay. from Ho Ho to Negros
Island, and from Xegros to the Island of
Cebu. Our wires in the Vlsayan Islands
amount to 120 miles. From Ilo Ho we have
a line to Cap's through the Interior, and
the on Negros " we have lines
north and south to Manalpa and Jamamal
Ian respectively. On Cebu we have a line
from Cebu. the capital, to the Interior of
the town of Karkat. Not far from Cebu
are the Islands of Samar and Leyte, re
cently occupied by the Forty-third under
Colonel Murray: these latter Islands wit!
bo placed In communication with Manila
by running a cable from Cebu to the Island
of Bohol. then a land wire across Bohol,
again a cable to Leyte and land wires to
the principal towns thereon. From Leyte
the line will get to Samar by cab'o across
the narrow Straits of San Juanlto and In
Samar It will run as far north as the town
of Calbayog. This new branch will be
about 250 miles long.
With the Idea of eventually placing tht
Island of Mindanao In communication
with the corps headquarters In Manila, a
cable will be laid from the southern end of
Cebu Island to the northern shore of Min
danao. From the landing point on Minda
nao wires will be run to Cottabatto, IUI
gan, Mlsamlo and Nakajalar Bay. Thts
projection will require about 200 more
miles of wire. There are 1131 miles of
wire on Luzon, and the Island Is thorough
ly well covered. From the 12 trunk lines
there are many ramifications running Into
practically every town where we have
garrisons. In Manila Itself the Signal
" "Corps operates a local system of wires for
the use of the several governmental de
partments here located as well as an offi
cial telephone system.
WOMAN BRIDGE-JUMPER.
Snlclde Warn Her Motive, Bnt She
"Warn Reaotaed.
NEW YORK. April 20. Miss Mary E.
Dlnse. of this city. Jumped from the
urooKiyn Drwge at 2 o'clock this after.
noon without serious Injuries. Miss Dlnse
is the second woman who has ever nt-
. tempted to end her life In this way. She
is now in the Hudson-Street Hnsnit.ii
She was Identified through papers on her
person as Miss Dlnse. She is about 32
p' years oia. ana was formerly owner of a
boarding-house In this city. She stepped
irum a carnage, wnicn sne had engaged
to take her to Brooklyn, when about so
feet from the bridge tower on the New
ork end. and dropped to the water be
low, striking, according to an eye-witness,
about 20 feet from the Clyde line pier.
Sho was picked up by the crew of the
tug Tacoma, which was moored near by.
The fact that she had no money and had
oracrca nerseir to be driven to a place
In Brooklyn where she Is not known leads
the police to bellevo suicide was nlanncd.
Fr non-payment of Installments and
rent. Miss Dlnse was dispossessed
Wednesday from the boarding-house that
she and a man named F. M. Audln were
running, on Twenty-third street.
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All Quiet nt Croton Dnm.
CROTON LANDING. N. Y.. April 20.
Everything was quiet lnl the strike situa
tion today. The same men who reported
yesterday to the summons of the whistle
at 7 A. M. reported for work again this
morning, bringing a dozen more with
them. At the quarry 132 men appeared for
work.
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Llfrhthonse Tender's Crew Struck.
SAN TRANCISCO. April 20. The crew
of the Hchthouse steamer Madrone hae
struck on account of a cut having been
made In their pay, the Government hav
ing ordered a reduction of 35 a month, the
sow rjeing paid 35, as against 40
formerly paid them. The order affects the
men employed on the Columbia River and
In the Puget Sound service. Coaot seamen
are now receiving 340 a month, and the
employes of the Government think they
are entitled to the same remuneration.
FLOODS IN LOUISIANA.
Property Loss Will Run Into the
Millions.
NEW ORLEANS, April 20. New Orleans
has ceased to regard the flood situation as
a temporary inconvenience. As time has
passed and as the full scope of the disas
ter which visited this section of the coun
try in the excessive rains which began
in the early days of the week, and still
continue, has been learned, the conviction
has been irresistibly brought home that a
calamity of appalling magnitude has been
experienced and that Instead of the worst
being over the evil has Just begun.
There are now within the gates of the
city no less than 500 water-bound trav
elers, who are not only unable to return
to their homes now, but who do not
know when they will be able to leave.
Partial reports of the damage Incurred In
the storm belt have run the figures up
Into the millions, and, taking Into con
sideration the losses, real and resultant,
the amount runs up to an enormous
figure.
The Illinois Central Railroad System has
Incurred damages which will amount to
hundreds of thousands .of dollars, figur
ing the loss of business, and the end Is not
yet. Not only Is that road tied up today,
but there Is no telling when the trains
will be able to run. The streams are still
rising, and rains continue to fall today.
The tie-up Is complete, both on the Ill
inois Central and the Yazoo and Missis
sippi Valley roads. The train which de
parted for Chicago Monday morning -was
only returned to New Orleans Wednesday
night, and with the delayed passengers
came back two carloads of mall which
had to be taken in charge by the postal
authorities and routed out as expediency
demanded.
The New Orleans & Northeastern Is In
Just as bad a fix. It has been unable to
move any trains out of this city since
Monday, and does not know when It will
be enabled to resume operations. The
East Louisiana Railroad has shut up
operations, and the 'Mobile & Ohio, be
tween Meridian and Enterprise, Miss., is
paralyzed. Business Is practically at a
standstill, owing to the lack of malls
which have been stopped over the suffer
ing roads since Monday.
Belated news is Just now beginning to
arrive regarding the loss of life. Four
people were drowned near Meridian and
two near Hattlesburg. Miss. In the vi
cinity of Enterprise. Miss., the waters of
the Chlcakahasay are raging. The water
Is five feet deep In the main streets, and
throughout last night cries "for assistance
Oiled the air. The loss of life. If any.
could not be ascertained. The three
bridges between the east and Enterprise
haie been swept away. The Enterprise
Acadomy, a building which was the pride
of the town, is swept away. A number of
buildings were also demolished.
Shutruta and De Soto. Miss, are com
pletely Inundated. The rise of the Chlcak
ahasay has so far been In the neighbor
hood of 20 feet, and the torrent Is still
rising. The Pascagoula River, too. Is on
the rampage, and much damage may be
expected from the lands adjacent to Its
banks.
Advices from Pearllngton say Pearl
River has reached Its highest mark since
1S74. The -water has reached the first
floor of all stores along the river. People
living on the Louisiana side have been
forced to abandon their homes and flee to
the Mississippi side for safety.
Sltnntlon at Meridian.
MERIDIAN, Miss., April 2a The flood
situation is growing worse. The Wanlta
cotton mill dam. six tnlles from town.
broke last night, and many buildings were
swept away. In the Chunky River
swamps a number of lives are reported
lost.
No Improvement at Jackson.
JACKSON. Miss., April 20. The flood
situation shows no Improvement. Rail
road traffic is still badly crippled by wash
outs and missing bridges. The stage of
the river Is the highest ever known, and
the water continues to rise rapidly.
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J REGISTER TONIGHT.
The registration office at the Court- s
houso will be open until 8 o'clock to-
nlrht. Electors who reach the office
J by that hour mil be accommodated!
a even though the actual work of regis- e
tratlon may run till a later hour.
LITTLE FISHING IN CLACKAMAS
They Are Maklnir Satisfactory Catch
es In the 'Willamette.
OREGON CITY. April 20. Deputy Fish
Commissioner McCown states that there
Is very little fishing In the Clackamas
River, as compared with last year. Two
of the boats that operated on the Clack
amas last year under almost prohibitory
difficulties have taken out licenses and
are now fishing In the Willamette, where
they nre not constantly haunted by depu
ties. The fishermen are now making
satisfactory catches of Chinook salmon,
there being a material Increase In the run
since the flrpt of the week. The prices
paid the fishermen lor salmon vary from
6 to 7 cents per pound. With one or two
exceptions the fishermen have promptly
paid their licenses.
In the Circuit Court today H. O. Jones
was granted a divorce from Catherine
Jones on the ground of desertion, and I.
J. Lllcs, formerly of Multnomah County.
was granted a divorce from Hattle Llles
on the same ground. Tomorrow Judge
McBrlde will hold a special term of Cir
cuit Court at St. Helens, but will return
here and complete the hearing of a num
ber of cases docketed.
Locomotive Engineer Killed.
VANCOUVER, B. C.. April 20.-Robert
Soamcs, freight engineer on the Canadian
Pacific, was Instantly killed at Beaver
Canyon, while taking a train through.
He was going at the rate of 30 miles an
hour, when the engine crashed Into a
rock slide. The locomotive and three cars
toppled over, and Soames was thrown
against a prcje:ttng rock, which pierced
his temple.
Done Was Too StronR.
LEWISTON, Idaho, April 20 Mrs. DavM
Watson, an aged lady residing six miles
cast of Lewiston. died at 10 o'clock to
night. Yesterday afternoon she drank half
a bottle of cherry pectoral, and soon col.
lapsed Into an unconscious state, from
which she never recovered.
iteform Order for Tacoma.
TACOMA. April 20. The first order by
Chief of Police Facklcr was Issued last
night, and was a notification that no sure,
thing men would be permitted in the city.
and that young girls would not be allowed
to visit back rooms In saloons.
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Better Fitted for Freight.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. The board
of officers from Washington, consisting of
General Bates. Major H. S. Kllbourne and
Major J. M. Carson, who have been la
spectlng the hospital ship Missouri, have
recommended that she be turned over lo
the Quartermaster Department for use as
a freight ship.
- Nailed.
Mistress (greatly distressed as Bridget
awkwardly drops the chicken on the floor
when about to put It on the table) Dear
mcl .Now we ve lost our dlnnerl
. Bridget Indade, ye've not. Ol haye me
mi on in iii-inix
NO ULTIMATUM SENT YtT
GOVERNMENT' PROCEEDING CAU
TIOUSLY -WITH TURKEY.
State Department Entirely Satlaaed
"With the Accuracy of Minister
Straus Statement.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Secretary
Hay returned to Washington today trom
New York. An accumulation of depart
mental business awaited him. but nothing
in the nature of an ultimatum directed to
the Turkish Government was Included In
the mass of correspondence. It Is appar
ent that, though aetermlned upon posi
tive action, the State Department Is pro
ceeding decorously and with precautions
against being led Into any position wblcn
It cannot maintain.
It may be stated by authority that the
State Department is entirely satisfied of
the accuracy of Minister -trails' state,
men.t relative to the promises made to
him' by the Porte, notwithstanding the
attempted explanations and efforts to be
cloud the Issue by declarations that the
Sultan's promises were conditional. The
Minister's dispatches, sent while he was
in Constantlcople. were couched In exact
terms; his written statements were fully
confirmed by his oral explanations to the
department upon his return to the United
States, and, moreover, the pledges he se
cured were similar to those made to the
two preceding United States Ministers to
Turkey. In the opinion of the State De
partment officials. It is Inconceivable that
three United States Ministers should be
successively deceived In the terms of a
promise or should have reached similar
misunderstandings.
RELYING ON THE SULUS.
Sultnn Indifferent About the Ameri
can Ultimatum.
NEW YORK. April 2a A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
If All Ferrouh Bey communicated with
his government today, the Sultan must now
be fully aware of the gravity with which
the United States regards the existing
state of affairs. It Is Inconceivable that
the Minister has not warned his sovereign
of the American attitude after officially
learning at the State Department today
that the matter had not been magnified
by the press; that the patience of the Pres.
ldent and the people had been exhausted,
and that the prompt redemption of the
Sultan's repeated promises might have to
be peremptorily demanded.
A special to the World from Washington
says:
It Is Intimated tonight by diplomats fa
miliar with the situation that the Sultan
of Turkey does not core particularly
whether an ultimatum is Issued by the
United States because of the neglect to
pay the 3100.000 which the United States
Is now demanding after years of promises,
as he has means of reprisal at hand. There
are In the Philippines more than 3,500.000
Mohammedans (In the Sulu Islands) whose
devotion to their Caliph Is fanatical. The
Sultan would have but to lift his finger
and these Malays and Moros would Join
forces with the Tagals, The war In
Luzon would be extended In every direc
tion throughout the Islands, and the Amer
ican forces would necessarily have to be
greatly Increased.
Approved. In Political Circles.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 20. The
firm attitude of the United States Gov
ernment regarding the claims of Ameri
cans and the massacres in Armenia Is
entirely approved In political and com
mercial circles, and It Is hoped that the
United States will steadfastly maintain Its
demand, such a course being the only one
likely to succeed. It Is thought that all
the Powers should follow the same course,
not only concerning Indemnities, but also
with regard to the Increase of duty.
Negotiations regarding the American In
demnity are now being conducted In
Washington owing to the presence there
of United States Minister Straus.
CAMP NORTH OF NOME.
Coarse Gold Found In Gravel Bed
of Creek.
.SKAGWAY, April 14. Advices from
Dawson state that Captain J. J. Healey.
of the North American Transportation &
Trading Company, received a letter by the
last mall stating that a new mining dis
trict had been discovered north of Nome
and east of Cape Prince of Wales. It Is
called the Kanowgok Mining District. The
rivers and streams flow Into the Behring
Sea. Eight claims were staked on Bltuk
Creek, which flows into Port Clarence, by
men grubstaked by Captain Healey last
fall. The letter states that coarse gold
was found In the gravel bed of the creek.
Further north, on Buck Creek, which
flows Into Kotzebue Sound, a specimen of
pure copper was found, weighing seven
ounces. It Is believed by the prospecting
party that the range of hills extending
cast and west from Cape Prince of Wales
has a rich mineral belt, containing perma
nent copper and gold ledges. In the event
of the ledges proving rich. It Is said, an
other camp will spring up between Golovln
Bay and Kotzebue Sound that will rival
Nome City.
Alex Clader, from Seattle. March 1,
died on the trail at Selkirk. March 30, of
pneumonia. He was 43 years old. 'a na
tive of West Barn-, N. &. and left two
brothers at West Barry.
Major Perry, with Northwest Mounted'
Police as enumerators, has begun taking
the census of Yukon Territory. Thirty
days are allowed to complete the work.
Classification Is to be made of all residents
of the territory as to age, sex. allegiance,
religion, occupation and length of resi
dence. The Klondike Gold Commissioner has re
ceived orders to the effect that the placer
mining laws have been modified, and that
hereafter free miners' certificates may be
obtained for five years Instead of one. as
heretofore. The new law also provides
that discoverers may stake larger claims,
and discovery claims shall be free from
royalty.
The first copper working plant for tho
north Is to be taken into White Horse at
the opening of navigation by Fraser &
Chalmers, the big Chicago mining and
manufacturing firm. They will put In a
matting furnace there, with a capacity of
10 tons a day. The company has so noti
fied A. De Roux, the mining engineer of
Skagway, and asked him to make prelim
inary Investigation with regard to the es
tablishment of a big copper smelter at the
most economical point In this district for
the working of the products of the White
Horse mines. Mr. De Roux will leave
Skagway next week to look over the Inte
rior field. The matting machinery Is ex
pected to be In here July L Mr. De Roux
says the copper of the Fraser & Chalmers
Company, at XVhlto Horse, assays from
52 to 72 per cent. The White Horse mines
are on the British side, and In Yukon Ter
ritory. The first copper mines to produce on the
American side will be those of Copper,
Mountain, which will begin shipping the
latter part of tho Summer, and will send
out 1000 tons a month.
No One Expects This.
PORTLAND, April 2L To the Editor.)
Somewhat like to a perishing crew at sea
In a Uttlo boat lifting up their eyes as
the words "Sail ho!" Is heard, but only
to see the ship squaring away, leaving
them to their fate, so the depositors of
the Portland Savings Bank lift up their
eyes when they see Receiver Nixon's re
ports, and on perusing them, lay them
aside, not finding therein any hope or
encouragement.
The depositors, however, see one thing
clearly, that is that the salaries of the
receiver and the salaries of the staff cf
eminent lawyers will In time absorb all
that will be collected, and that perhaps
a claim may be made for a deficiency of
unpaid salaries. If the court Is desirous
of serving the Lord, as no doubt it Is.
and thereby doing good to men, it might
say something like this to the receiver and
to the staff of lawyers:
"Gentlemen, like Mr. Riley of the hotel,
you have done pretty well; let me ask you
to resign while yet there Is time; before
all the money Is gone up the spout, and
before the depositors will have all died
out. This do with one accord, for the
court fears the Lord."
Tho court then can appoint one active
man. who will undertake at a fair salary
to do everything himself alone and to
close up the lamentable affair. Hundreds
of fine men working six long days In tho
week, and hundreds of fine men not work
ing at all, would offer. When the bank
closed six or seven years ago. It had. It
Is said, over 12.000.000 on deposit- The de
positors numbered 5000 or more, and the
crash brought untold sorrows and. suffer
ings on one-third of the whole population.
No act of personal violence was attempt
ed, for the depositors were led to grant
an extension to the bank, and a statement
published after the close, showing 3500.0C0
assets over all liabilities, calmed the
excited and angry people. A few, after
six years, took their case Into court, but
lost, through some cause or another.
F. M'NEILL.
FIGHTING AT KAREE.
Roberta' Army May Already Be on
the Move.
LONDON. April 20. A special dispatch
from Bloemfonteln under yesterday's date
says firing ls reported to be In progress
south o'f Karec Siding, six miles north
of Glen. The strength of tho Boers Is not
known. The British Infantry, supported by
artillery, held a strong position on a large
dam.
This may be the first .news of the
progress of the British advance en Pre
toria, but even If this were only an unim
portant skirmish, there are many other
Indications Jhat Lord Roberts is either
starting or has already started for tha
northern goal.
A dispatch from Capo Town, under to
day's date, says: "The censorship restric
tions have been greatly Increased, owing
to the movements of troops." All the dli
patches bear traces of the strenuous ef
forts of the correspondents to give their
papers an Inkling of what Is afoot.
The Boers south of Bloemfonteln are re
ported to be retreating. Large commands
were seen April 19 near Thabanchu, mov
ing to the north. Their progress was
slow, however, owing to the terrible con
dition of the country.
By way of Pretoria comes a renort that
fever is decimating tho Mafeklng garri
son, ana a letter from the Mayor of
Mafeklng says Lord Roberts has asked
Colonel Baden-Powell to hold out until
May 20.
Cecil Rhodes returns to Cape Town to
morrow. The announcement of his de
parture was unexpected.' It Is learned
that tho so-called "Empire maker" came
to England purely on business connected
with the British Chartered South. African
Company, and tho De Beers Mine Com
pany. Lady Gatacre will be a fellow passenger
of Mr. Rhodes. She Is going as far as Ma
deira to meet her husband, the British
General, who has been sent back to Eng
land. Clara Barton's Opinion.
CHICAGO. April 20. Miss Clara Barton,
president of the American National Red
Crocs Association, was asked by the Trib
une for an expression of opinion regarding
the story that members of the Chicago
Red Cross Association had torn off their
Red Cross badges upon their arrival at
Pretoria and taken up arms for the Boers.
She sent the following answer:
"Washington, April 19. If this report be
true, these men have practiced gross de
ception, broken a pledge, and violated a
confidence which they sought. The hu
mane world will not hold them guiltier.
"CLARA BARTON."
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CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Secretory Rivera Wants It to DeKln
in 1002.
HAVANA. April 20. Judge Ruls Rivera.
Secretary of Agriculture. Industry and
Commerce, has written a letter which Is
to be largely circulated, calling upon po
litical parties of all shades to unite In
order to present a united front to the
Government and people or the united
States when asking that the year 1901 shall
be devoted to the formation of an Inde
pendent government for Cuba, which shall
begin to act on its own responsibility after
the end of 1901. The letter has caused .1
groat sensation among the Cubans gen
erally, coming as It does from a Cabinet
Secretary; and the feeling Is that the let
ter Is to all practical Interests to call
upon the Cubans to demand Independence.
Wild Flovrera of Orefton.
ONTARIO. Or.. April 17. (To the Edi
tor.) I have read your enthusiastic de
fense of Oregon wild flowers with a great
deal of Interest, but regret that ou plight
ed the very most beautiful one by deny
ing Us existence. For the wild azalea
grows In the greatest profusion In Coos
County. Its pink and white fragrant blos
soms making a walk In the woods a poetic
delight. At Bandon, at the mouth of tho
Coqullle River, the ground on which
stands the pavilion for Fourth of July
celebrations Is literally surrounded by
thickets of azaleas, and as they are al
was at the height of their beauty on
the Fourth, they contribute not a little
to the festivities of the day. The rhodo
dendron Is also common here, but It Is
eclipsed by the azalea. Another Interest
lng flower found In swampy ground In
this locality Is the pitcher plant. Its deli
cate, curious leaf being of more Interest
than Its brown blossoms. Another flower
to which ou did not give Its full value
Is the golden rod. On the Cascade?, where
I studied the flower for several Summers,
the golden rod grows In the very greatest
luxuriance and purity, being free from the
dust which usually obscures Its brilliance
on the road-sides In the Eastern states.
On the Cascades there Is no end to the
.wild flowers during the wholo season. The'
syrlnga or mock orango and the various
kinds of splrlas fill tho woods with fra
grance as well as beauty.
The sweet briar, which for many reasons
I should have chosen, under the name of
aglantlne, for the state flower. Instead of
the holly barberry or Oregon grape. Is too
sweet and delicate and all-pervasive to
pass unnoticed. It may not he peculiar
to Oregon, but I believe it attains Its
greatest perfection here, and Its corrfblna
tlon of rugged strength and delicate
beauty make It a fit emblem for any state.
Another favorite flower common In the
mountains 19 the wild honeysuckle, with
Its coral blossoms. Late In the season
the artras, aided by the clusters of berries
of the holly barberry, tint the hillsides
with lavender, while It often happens
that the Autumn foliage I? beautiful be
yond comparison, the dogwood vying with
the vine maple In brilliant coloring. On
the Cascades, search for rare flowers In
the Fall 1 sometimes rewarded by the
discovery of a few varieties of orchids,
which, though not heautlful, are always
highly prized.
I have mentioned but a few of the best
known wild flowers, but a few Summers
rpent In the woods convinces me that
there Is nothing left to be desired in their
variety or beauty. C. E. W.
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CITIZENSHIP OF CHINESE
THOSE BOItX IX THE UMTED
STATES MAY VOTE.
Decision of Supreme Court "Which
May Affect Itcjrlstrntlon In' Ore
son Some Day.
The citizenship of native-born Chinese
has been affirmed by the Supreme Court
of tho United States, and the registration
of this class of voters may some day
reach considerable proportions. There are
not many such now In Portland, but nu
merous Chinese Oregon-born children will
become of age ns the years roll by. In
San Francisco there are already not a
few of them.
The citizenship of Chinese born. In the
United States was long a mooted question.
Judge Deady and several others held
them to be citizens, and contrary opin
ions have been rendered.
The Constitution of the State of Oregon
provides: "No negro. Chinaman, or mulat
to shall have the right of suffrage."
This section Is, however, vitiated by the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitu
tion of the United States, passed for the
purpose, of extending the franchise to the
negroes.
The decision pertaining to Chinese was
rendered by the Supreme Court March 8.
1KN. In the case of the United States vs.
"Wong Kim Ark. appealed from tho Dis
trict Court of tho Northern District of
California. It was a case where the peti
tioner was refused a landing because of
the restriction act. and he set up n claim
that he was born In this country and had
been to China on a visit.
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Gray, and was concurred In by Justices
Brewer, Brown, Shlras, White and Peck
ham. The opinion Is a long one, and the ) Ila
bus Is as follows:
"A child born In the United States, of
parents of Chinese descent, who at th
time of his birth are subjects of the .Em
peror of China, but have a permanent
domicile and residence In the United
States, and are there carrying on busi
ness, and are not employed In any diplo
matic or official capacity under the Em
pire of China, becomes at the time of his
birth a citizen of the United States, by
virtue of tho first dame of the Fourteenth
Amendment ot the Constitution: 'All per
sons born or naturalized In the United,
States, and subject to tho jurl-JIctlos
thereof, are citizens of the United States
and of the state wherein they reside.' "
The opinion reviews the laws of citi
zenship, and also the common law on the
subject, very exhaustively, and also
quotes utterances made In Congress when
the Fourteenth Amendment was under
discussion, wherein It was then conceded
thnt the amendment would take In native
born Chinese.
Justice Fuller wrote a dissenting opin
ion, which was concurred In by Justice
Harlan. Justice McKenna took no part
In the case.
The most recent translation of the Chi
nese code was said to have been made In
1810. The following section of It. show
ing why the Chinese government was will
ing to Include In the treaty that their
subjects should not become naturalized,
made a part of the opinion:
"All persons renouncing their country
and allegiance, or dcvtlng the mcan
thereof, shall rw beheaded. Tho property
of all such criminals shall be confiscated,
find their wives and children distribute)
as slaves to the great officers of state.
The parents, rrandparents and grand
children shall be banished." etc It Is
stated that the court has held that "the
right of a nation to expel or deport for
eigners who have not been naturalized or
taken any steps toward becoming citi
zens of a country Is ns absolute and un
qualified as the right to prohibit and pre
sent their entrance Into this country."
Justice Fuller held that this was not
Intended to mean that subjects of tho
Chinese Empire, when deported, must
leave their offspring behind because the
latter are native-born citizens.
"In the convention of March 17. 1S34. It
was agreed that Chinese laborers or Cnl
nese of any other class, either permanent
ly or temporarily residing within the
United States, shall have for the protec
tion of their persons and property all
rights that are given by the United States
to citizens of the most-favored nation, ex
cepting the right to become naturalized
citizens."
"These treaties show that neither gov
ernment desired such change nor assented
thereto. Indeed. If the naturalization laws
of the United States had provided for the
naturalization of Chinese persons. China
manifestly would not ha e been obliged to
recognize that her sublccts hid changed
their allegiance thereby. But our laws
do not so provide, but, on the contrary,
are In entire harmony with the treaties."
"I think It follows that the children ol
Chinese born In this country do not. Ipso
facto, become citizens of the United
States unless the Fourteenth Amendment
overrides both treaty and statute. Does
It bear this construction: or rather Is It
not the proper construction that all per
sons born In the United States of parents
permanently residing here and susceptible
of becoming citizens, and not prevented
therefrom by treaty or statute, are citi
zens, and not otherwise?"
"It Is not to be admitted that children
so situated become citizens by the ac
cident of birth. On the contrary, I am
of the opinion that thelPresIdent and the
Senate by treaty, and the Congress by
naturalization, have the power, notwith
standing the Fourteenth Amendment, to
prescribe that nil persons of a particular
race, or their children, cannot become citi
zens, and that It results that the con
sent to allow such persons to come Into
and reside within our geographical limits
does not carry with It the Imposition of
citizenship upon children born to thim
while In this country, under such consent.
In spit of treaty or statute."
"In other words, the Fourteenth Amend
ment does not exclude from citizenship
by birth children born In the United
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States of parents permanently located
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who. according to the will of their native
government and of this government, are
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MrN. Mnry "Hcl'herson Ynnnir.
9AN FRANCISCO. April 10. Mrs. Mary
McPherson Young, of St. Louis. Is dead
at the Palace Hotel. She was a daugh
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one time president of the Wabash road,
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